Luhe (Ilmenau)

Luhe
The River Luhe near Wohlenbüttel
State	Lower Saxony, Germany
Reference no.	DE: 5948
Basin features
Main source	Bispingen 80 m 53°04′01″N 9°58′49″E / 53.066806°N 9.980139°E / 53.066806; 9.980139Coordinates: 53°04′01″N 9°58′49″E / 53.066806°N 9.980139°E / 53.066806; 9.980139
River mouth	Ilmenau near Stöckte 7 m 53°23′04″N 10°12′20″E / 53.384306°N 10.2054861°E / 53.384306; 10.2054861
Progression	Ilmenau → Elbe → North Sea
River system	Elbe
Basin size	476 km²
Landmarks	Large towns: Winsen (Luhe) Villages: Bispingen, Soderstorf, Oldendorf (Luhe), Salzhausen
Tributaries	Left: Brunau, Schwinde, Garlstorfer Aue Right: Lopau
Physical characteristics
Length	58.2 km

The Luhe is a river that runs through the Lüneburg Heath in northern Germany and discharges into the River Ilmenau. It is part of the Elbe river system.

The entire catchment area of the Luhe has been heavily populated since the New Stone Age as evinced by sites like the monuments at Soderstorf and the Oldendorfer Totenstatt grave sites. On the heights of the present-day town of Winsen (Luhe) a bridge over the Luhe was controlled by Winsen Castle from the 13th century.